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McGrawHill - CD-I Designers Guide - Philips CD-i

by: McGrawHill

Publication date: 1992

Topics: Philips CD-i, CDi, Redump, InVision, VGPC, VCD, CD-i, OS-9, CD-RTOS, Interactive multimedia, Philips

Collection: folkscanomy_computer_inbox; folkscanomy_computer; folkscanomy; additional_collections

Language: English

Item Size: 523.6M

CD-I, digital video, interactive multimedia... The CD-I Designer’s Guide provides a comprehensive

introduction to this new world of communications for everyone interested in electronic publishing,

entertainment, training, education and information services.

Compact Disc-Interactive (CD-I) combines the high-quality sound and pictures of a consumer

entertainment product with the high-volume storage and processing capacity of professional

computing. The result is a product as small and robust as any CD, with a compact player which

connects directly to an ordinary television - a low-cost, versatile platform for entertainment,

information, education and training in homes, schools, offices, factories and museums.

The CD-I Designer's Guide is essential reading for anyone interested in commissioning, designing,

publishing or investing in multimedia. It includes:

• A comprehensive introduction to the concepts behind interactivity and multimedia.

• A detailed overview of all the new multimedia platforms, including CD-DA, CD+G, CDROMZXA, LasterDisc, IV, PHOTO CD, DVI, desktop video, CDTV and CD-I.

• Extensive examples of titles already developed, for consumer and professional markets, on all

these platforms.

• Practical advice for designers and publishers on all interactive multimedia, with experience and

examples from New Media and many other developers in Europe and the US.

• Detailed descriptions of CD-I discs and drives, audio and video processing facilities, programming

and stages in production.

• A case history describing the production ofJapanesefor Business Travellers, one of the first CD-I

titles for professional markets.

The CD-I Designer’s Guide includes a large glossary of multimedia and CD-I terms, a timeline of

multimedia development on all platforms, reading lists and contact information for companies and

professional groups, and an introduction to the principles of audio-visual data storage for absolute

beginners.

The CD-I Designer’s Guide was prepared by Signe Hoffbs, who has been writing about interactive

multimedia for over ten years, and New Media, Europe’s foremost multimedia developer, with a

dozen CD-I titles and work in every platform from IV to DVI.

ISBN 0-07-707-580-3 / ISBN 0077075803